How to Use be/fall prey to in a Sentence

be/fall prey to

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  • Read more Map shows states where people are most likely to fall prey to fraud.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • But the United States must not fall prey to this temptation.
    — Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 8 May 2024
  • But the apes might still fall prey to human society's old flaws.
    — EW.com, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Christos Kalogirou did not want to fall prey to that statistic.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 20 June 2023
  • But few things are more boring than lists which fall prey to this timing gimmick.
    — Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Because of the nature of the scam, teens who fall prey to it often go through this terrifying ordeal alone.
    — Chris Moody, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
  • But the families are also worried about the children’s health and afraid that some could fall prey to trafficking.
    — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Many Saudis use the drug regularly, and some fall prey to addiction, but the streets of Riyadh are not strewn with captagon junkies.
    — Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Employees who are aware and engaged will be less likely to fall prey to attacks and more likely to take the right steps if a breach does occur.
    — Dror Liwer, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2023
  • But even favourable odds sometimes fall prey to random circumstances.
    — Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Other times, farmers set out poisons to keep animals away and elephants fall prey to their trap.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
  • If this trend continues, the U.S. risks allowing its neighbors to fall prey to our peer competitors.
    — Aron Solomon, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
  • Mobbing can also draw the attention of other species that also fall prey to predators.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Hope is an essential ingredient, but don’t fall prey to it.
    — Jonathan Martin, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2023
  • As long as the profile remains active, Rowena is concerned other people could fall prey to the same attack.
    — Ryan Browne, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The geneticists also want to engineer a mammoth with no tusks, so the animals don’t fall prey to poachers.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Cruise vacations can easily fall prey to flight disruptions or storms that can snarl plans.
    — Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Nov. 2022
  • What is guaranteed is that Mississippi won’t be the last state where people fall prey to the fast-emerging threat of C. auris and other fungal pathogens.
    — Henry Skinner, STAT, 9 Feb. 2023
  • At the other end of the spectrum, Myers said, people are more vulnerable to fall prey to extremist groups now more than ever.
    — Sade Ajishegiri, Nic Napier, Max Reich and Isabella Vesperini, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Younger people, spending a lot of time online, are actually more likely to fall prey to a scammer than baby boomers are.
    — Whizy Kim, Vox, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Potassium helps promote vigorous growth and hardiness, so a deficit may result in wimpy fruit or spindly plants that fall prey to pests and diseases.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 10 May 2023
  • If a rug is left in water too long or neglected in general, even the best indoor/outdoor rugs can fall prey to dirt and moisture and develop mildew.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
  • Navigation systems used in weapons like drones can be jammed, where location tracking is blocked, or fall prey to spoofing.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
  • But even when parents are vigilant, that’s still no guarantee their children won’t fall prey to social media’s traps.
    — Eli Joseph, Fortune, 4 June 2024
  • Journalists fall prey to this phenomenon as much as anyone else.
    — Sam Jacobs, TIME, 2 May 2024
  • Kurt's key takeaways Janet’s experience is a reminder that even the most vigilant among us can fall prey to clever scams designed to exploit fear and urgency.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Regrettably, those who fall prey to these Facebook scams frequently feel neglected by Meta.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Don't fall prey to deceptive marketing language and inflated MSRP prices—our tips only take a few moments.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The governor warned Democrats not to fall prey to cynicism or negativity.
    — Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024
  • Every few months a couple of adjacent small mom-and-pop stores or fame houses fall prey to the bulldozer and a little more of the funkiness that makes Old East Dallas special gives way to big and boxy dullness.
    — Dallas News, 8 Nov. 2022

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